Q: Is 169,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 169,740 is a composite number.

Why is 169,740 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 169,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 41 45 46 60 69 82 90 92 115 123 138 164 180 205 207 230 246 276 345 369 410 414 460 492 615 690 738 820 828 943 1,035 1,230 1,380 1,476 1,845 1,886 2,070 2,460 2,829 3,690 3,772 4,140 4,715 5,658 7,380 8,487 9,430 11,316 14,145 16,974 18,860 28,290 33,948 42,435 56,580 84,870 and 169,740, with no remainder.

Since 169,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,740, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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